Dear Son...

"You will be safe in His arms. The hands that hold the world are holding your heart. This is the promise He made. He will be with you always..."

Dear Parker,

You don't know it yet, but you are about to meet your mommy and daddy and the rest of the world who have been waiting so anxiously. You have been a stubborn little guy who has loved spending time in your mommy's belly. You know that the space is yours, and yours only, and you are not willing to give it up yet to share the space with the world. I guess I can understand that...

The doctors want you to come on out and start your life on the outside because you are getting too big to stay in mommy's tummy. Mommy and daddy are heading to the hospital tonight so that we can start the process to meet you. I have a 1,000 different emotions running through me right now. Fear, anxiety, excitement, happiness, worry, anticipation, but most importantly, love like you can't even imagine. People have always said that you know no love like the love of a parent for a child. Daddy and I haven't even met you yet, but our love for you is already unexplainable. I can't imagine what it'll be like once we lay our eyes on you and hold you in our arms for the first time. We are never going to want to let you go. You might be carried to your high school prom in our arms :)

Mommy and Daddy's lives are about to change drastically, but we couldn't have imagined it any other way. We are ready to kiss your cheeks, change your stinky diapers, stay up with you at night when you are fussy (well Daddy isn't too excited about that part), and watch you grow up....

I want you to know that you have a wonderful Daddy who is going to show you how to grow up into a respectable, honest, caring, man of God. He has prayed for you every day. The thing he looked forward to most every day was laying on mommy's tummy, talking to you, and feeling you move in my belly. You already know your Daddy's voice and you get so excited when he talks to you. A lot of times you sleep all day until you hear your Daddy come home and you go crazy! The other night Daddy got you so excited that you were jumping and rolling for about 2 hours and Mommy couldn't sleep. Daddy thought it was funny, but Mommy was tired. He just couldn't get enough of feeling you move around. There was not one day that passed where Daddy didn't love on you as much as he could. Just know that you are so lucky to have him in your life as your Daddy. You guys are going to be best buddies. Don't forget about me... ;)

Daddy and I's love for each other has grown so much because of you. We just talked the other night about how this pregnancy has infused a bond between us that is so strong. We loved each other beyond words before you came to be, but the gift of you has made our love so much stronger. I pray that as you grow, you can witness what true love looks like. I pray that you can use Daddy and I's marriage as a vision of what you should expect for yourself one day. I know we will make mistakes, there will be disagreements, feelings might get hurt, but in all of that, I pray that how we handle each situation radiates the deeper love we have for one another. I know we both want to create a home that is full of love, communication, excitement, and grace and we want you to be a part of that with us.

I know God has formed you from the second we started praying to start a family. You have been created specifically for us, and we couldn't feel more blessed. We hope you can say the same as you grow older...that you felt blessed to have us as parents. We are going to do anything we can to achieve that.

Parker, we love you beyond words. We are so excited to meet you and start a family with you. We can't believe that in less than 2 days, you will be here snuggled in our arms.

Son, we love you to the moon and back....